The World Health Organization has warned that Africa might be headed for a much larger outbreak than current numbers are suggesting. “I am very concerned right now that we are beginnin... Read more
The Sudanese army says it has started legal action against activists and journalists, accusing them of insulting the military. In a statement, it said they had crossed “the bounds of p... Read more
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus. He is a member of a presidential task force on Covid-19 t... Read more
West African mediators trying to resolve Mali’s political crisis have proposed a power-sharing government and a new constitutional court, following huge demonstrations. President Ibrah... Read more
Zambian Super League restarted on Sunday, one day behind schedule, after 28 players and staff of leaders Forest Rangers tested positive for Covid-19. The Football Association of Zambia (Faz)... Read more
Police in Zimbabwe are investigating the country’s biggest mobile phone operator, Econet Wireless, for suspected money laundering via fake subscriber accounts. The company, founded by... Read more
Nigeria lost about $3bn (£2.4bn) from 97 tonnes of gold illegally smuggled out of the country in the seven years up to 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. He made the disclosure on Th... Read more
The US is willing to consider lifting an arms embargo and targeted sanctions against Sudan Sudan if a number of conditions are met, its outgoing ambassador Thomas Hushek has said. The condit... Read more
The Catholic Church in Uganda has suspended all staff in its private schools across the country, local newspaper Daily Monitor reports. The church has advised all its educational... Read more
Gabon’s President Ali Bongo has appointed Christiane Ossouka Raponda as prime minister, the first woman to become the head of government in the West African country. The 56-year-old re... Read more
The US justice department says the former Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, used the proceeds of bribery and embezzled public funds to buy a mansion in a Washington suburb when he was in powe... Read more
Doctors in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, have resumed work at various hospitals after suspending a three-day strike. The medics had called the strike over unpaid salaries and other issues... Read more
Zambia’s Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has denied the four charges of corruption being levelled against him. “I understand the charges and I plead not guilty,” the AFP news ag... Read more
Rwanda has allowed churches to reopen but with strict conditions meant to limit the spread of coronavirus, according to a statement by the prime minister’s office. Churches and schools... Read more
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